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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Tool Time Tuesday...A Plug Rug

Ok, this may be a crazy Tool Time, but it really helps me out...so there must be some one else out there who feels the same way.

Here's my gripe...when you try to plug something in, every single time, the plug is upside down. I know, crazy, trivial, not the most important thing in the world, but it's the little things in life, right?

So hear me out. Lol !!

My phone charger is on the side of my bed. The last thing I do is check my email. It's dark and the only light is the shine from my phone. To charge it, I grab the plug and of course it doesn't fit in the phone...it's upside down.

vacuuming and the plug for that room is behind the table. Reaching, reaching and finally hit the plug, but oh you guessed it...upside down. Seriously?

reaching on the side or back of the computer to put in the usb plug...yep upside down

many many more in this trivial pet peeve, but here is my solution!!

A Velcro Plug Rug (good name huh?)...sounds like one of those "As Seen on TV" ads.

It's a "tactile" way of feeling that the plug should be in the up position. A little "rug" for your "plug" !!

I use it for my computer and iphone chargers, because they don't generate heat. Not sure how this would work on things with electrical plugs.

Although, the vacuum one is good for me because it's not plugged in permanently...only for short periods of time.

I know most plugs have the logo on it for the "up" position, but not helpful in the dim light.

What an excellent idea. I am always peering at the plug and the hole for my phone and the camera and even the sewing machine because I unplug it when I leave the room. A tactile thing is great. Thanks.

Oh my goodness, I was just thinking the same thing not 15 mins ago! Everytime I plug my toaster in, the plug is inevitably always upside down. I was wondering why couldn't all the sockets be the same! This an ingenious idea, once again.. Thanks

This is a great idea! I have similar complaints with my make-up mirror, blow dryer, curling iron and straightener. For those plugs, that are easy to see, I put a LARGE drop of nail polish on the top side of the plug. Works like a charm!

Wonderful idea! I'm going to take it a step further and attach the hooky side of the velcro to the back of my night stand because I am constantly drop my charger down behind the bed when reaching for it!!

LOVE the idea of the Velcro strip! For my phone charger in the car, I put a stripe of white correction tape, as the cord is black. This shows up better in the dark than the red nail polish I use sometimes for house plugs. You can also use the Liquid White Out...just be patient for it to dry. ~ Michelle in Mass.

Definitely not alone! I was lamenting yesterday about stupid plugs and how I ALWAYS seem to plug them in upside down.This is a great idea. I have marked some things before, but I love your tactile version. Brilliant!

If it prevents that strain on your neck and shoulder when you are trying to STRETCH to reach that plug and it won't go in (because you have it upside down) .... this is a great idea. They have printed markings, but you can't see them in the dark.

You're not the only one and I love this tactile solution because I'm in the same boat with low-light situations. Sometimes I honestly think the things are engineered to always come up backwards when you grab them - kind of like the toast always-lands-face-down-when-you- drop-it sort of phenomena. Thanks for a simple solution to an annoyance. :)

Brilliant!! I completely agree! EVERY time I plug in my iphone or ipad, it's upside! I finally managed to clip the cord to the printer to the table in a way that I can insert it to my laptop the correct way. But before that...it was always upside! You are not alone my friend! I guess I need to get some velcro "rugs"! Thanks for sharing!~Laceywww.stampandcreate.comwww.handstampedbylacey.typepad.com

Now here I thought you were going to tell me that I could run a strip of velcro to hold all these USB peripherals so they can hang neatly instead of cluttered all over my desk when I need the one for the camera or what-have-you. Personally I like both ideas.

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